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Akron man dies after his being backed over by girlfriend during argument

Posted at 3:06 PM, Nov 18, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-18 15:06:44-05

An Akron man died after being run over by his girlfriend during an argument early Friday morning.

Police say Angelique Santa, a 34-year-old woman from Akron, drove over her boyfriend while backing out of a driveway on Oakland Avenue in Akron's North Hill neighborhood. 

Thomas Holcomb, a 41-year-old from Cuyahoga Falls, was found by police lying in the driveway of the house with life threatening injuries around 1 a.m. Friday morning. He was taken to Akron City Hospital, where he died from his injuries around 9:45 a.m.

Santa has been charged with felonious assault and booked into Summit County Jail. Police expect to file additional charges.